Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1918 — Page 3

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CAR LIVERY AND TRUCKING V We a position to take care of livery trips in excellent shape, having three enclosed cars ready for day or night service, L Also can handle truck jobs on short notice up to three tons. Give us your orders. Now open dayand night. Central Garage Company • Dealers Phone 319 RENSSELAER, INDIANA

The WEEKS DOINGS

W. H. Kenyon of Remington took the train here Frida/ for Valparaiso. Miss Harriett Shedd spent the week-end in Chicago with Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Coe. Misses Alice and Frances Ryan of Gillam township were Lafayette goers Saturday. See The Democrat’s line of holiday stationery before making your purchases for Christmas gifts. Felix Roy of Yukon, Oklahoma, came Friday for a visit with his uncle, Philip Roy of southeast of town. Mrs. J. M. Wasson returned home Friday from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Coen, at Berwyn, Illinois. Daniel Robinson and family shipped their household effects to Hammond Saturday where they will make their future home. Call phone 537 for dates and terms as clerk for sales. Satisfaction guaranteed. Outlet for notes if desired.—E. P. LANE. ts Mrs. George Hopkns went to Kouts Saturday to visit her son, Vern and wife, and to see her new grandson, born on December 5. I will sell eight good milch cows, some fresh soon, at the James Lane sale, Thursday, December 12. —JOSEPH KOST A. Elmer Daniels of Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, came up Sunday evening and visited until Monday evening with his wife and little son.

Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Thornton and son Jay, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whiting of Brook spent Sundaj here with the former’s parent*, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thornton. * Miss Jane Parkinson returned home Friday from Jacksonville, Illinois, where she had been attending college, the college being closed on account of the influenza epidemic.

Do you get up at night? Hanoi is surely the best for all kidney or bladder troubles. Hanoi gives relief In 24 hours from all backache and bladder troubles. Hanoi is a guaranteed remedy. 35« and SI.OO a bottle at the drug store. —Advt.

Delos, little 15-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hartman, died at the county hospital Friday afternoon about 1:30 from influenza. Burial was made in Weston cemetery Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock with short services at the grave. Abe Martin says: Tell Binkley says that his butcher says that it has never been his rule t’ meddle with th’ price o’ pork chops at th’ mere cessation o’ hostilities, as he prefers t’ wait till a final an’ bindin’ peace has been signed by all belligerents. What’s become o’ th’ ole time drunken sailor?

CASTOR IA For Infants and Children li|.Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the fT*

Get you sale bills printed at The Democrat office. A. E. Wallace spent Sunday in Chicago with his family. Mrs. Rice Porter went to Chicago Monday for a few days visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Miller have received word of the safe arrival of their son, Philip, overseas. Forest Morlan of Chicago spent the week-end (here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morlan. Come to The Democrat office and see the style of gale bills we print, and get prices before placing your order.

Mrs. Alex Miller of Columbia City is visiting her sister, Mrs. Winona Dunlap of this city and other relatives at Mt. Ayr. Mrs. Otto Hayden, who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. John Eger, who is quite poorly, returned to her home at Terre Haute Saturday. Harry Newman returned home Friday from Decatur, Illinois, where he was called by the serious illness of his son, Roy, with pneumonia. The Democrat hai a nice line of box correspondence paper for holiday presents. Call in and see how cheap you can get good paper here. John Moosmiller attended the feuneral of his nephew, son of Mrs. Jennie Root, in Chicago Sunday. He was about 25 years of age and died of influenza. Mrs. Nelson Schafer received word from her husband Monday stating that he had been transferred to Camp Sherman, Ohio, to be mustered out of the service. Occident flour is used and endorsed by the bakers as being superior to other brands of flour. Guaranteed more and better bread by using Occident fIour.—'ROWLES & PARKER. d-18

Saturday’s Lafayette Journal: Mrs. Grant Lutz and daughters, Mabel and Alberta, have returned to their home in Rensselaer, after a visit with Mrs. H. O. Wilson of North Nineteenth street.

Woman’s friend is a Large Trial Bottle of Hanoi Prescription. Fine for black heads, Eczema and all rough skiq and clear complexion. A real skin Tonic. Get a 35c trial bottle at the drug store.—Advt.

Linn and Helen Parkinson accompanied by Randolph Smith and Mabel Nelson drove up from Lafayette Sunday and spent the day with the former’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Parkinson. Edson Murray completed his course in the officers’ training school at Camp Taylor and was given a second lieutenancy, but Delos Dean, who was taking a like course at Camp Pike, was unable to complete the course, by reasbn of demobilization and therefore receiived no award. Among the Jasper county boys home from training camps under the demobilization order, with honorable discharges, are Lieut. Paul Miller from Camp Funston, Kansas; Seth Reed from Columbus, Ohio, both coming Friday; Delos Dean from Camp Pike, Arkansas, Lieut. Edson Murray, L. E. Dowell, Hugh Yeoman from Camp Taylor, Kentucky, Saturday; Lieut. Don Warren of Jacksonville, Florida, Saturday.

Miss Frances McCarthy went to Oxford Sunday to take* care of a pneumonia patient there. Keep in mind ° the date of the Annual Jasper County Poultry and Corn Show, which will be held the week of January 7. The water in the river, by reason of the continued rain of the past two days, is the highest it has been in many months. The names of Lewis J. Williams, Remington, and Samuel E. Langveil, Reynolds, appeared in Sunday's casualty list, as wounded severely. Now is the time to get your supply of salt for winter use. Just received a car of non-hardening barrel saIt.—ROWLES & PARKER. d-18 Mrs. Lowell Snorf and little daughter returned to their home r in Chicago Monday after a visit here with her grandfather, H. O. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Fate of Crown Point were guests of the former’s mother, Mrs. C, P. Moody and husband at the Makeever hotel Sunday. A recital was given at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, by Mrs. Loren Sage and her pupils, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all present.

When you have Backache the liver or kidneys are sure to be out of gear. Try Sanol, It does wonders for the liver, kidneys and bladder. A trial 35c bottle of Sanol will convince you. Get it at the drugstore. —Advt. ‘

Sunday was a fine day and nearly everyone having an auto was out taking advantage of the weather, as it is not likely there will be many more Sundays for several months that will be fit for motoring. - I Mrs. William »Culp of Hanging Grove township has received word of the death of 'her nephew, Arthur Parcels, at Ava, Missouri, on December 6. No particulars of his death has been received at this writing.

Potter & Sawyer have started up a seed business in Rensselaer and will buy and sell clover and timothy seeds. If you have any of the above to sell or wish to buy, see H. H. Potter at the Farmers’ Grain Co. office. —Advt. d-23 H. O. Johnson, while crossing the street Saturday night in front of the 8.. J. Jarrette variety store, was struck by an automobile driven by Mrs. George Daugherty. He was carried some distance on the radiator and then fell to the pavement. No bones were broken but he was considerably bruised. The benefit for the Red Cross to have been given Thursday evening by the High School Girls Red Cross at the high school building has been postpond on account of the influenza epidemic, but will probably be given next week. Those holding tickets same will be good for the entertainment when given. Frank Brumbaugh of Elkhart, age 55, head of the Elkhart Bridge and Iron company, was instantly killed Sunday evening when the motor car he was driving was overturned near Yellow Creek on the Lincoln highway while he was enroute to Goshen. His wife and theiir adopted son were in the car with him. The former was slightly injured and the latter escaped injury. Quite a heavy rain fell Monday forenoon and the day was dark and cloudy thro"ghout, a real "blue Monday’’ so far as the weather was concerned. Monday evening there was quite a bit of lightning, followed by fa. IJjieavy downpour of rain that continued well into the night. Yesterday was also cloudy and disagreeable, with more rain. One year ago Monday it was some 10 degrees below zero.

FOR SALE I have for sale the J. J. Lawler lands, located in Jasper and Newton counties. Call at my office in Odd Fellows building for prices and terms. 120 acres for sale miles of Jasper county court house at a bargain; 80 acres, improved, 4 miles of Remington, at a bargain. 80 acres southeast of Francesville for sale or trade; firoom house, barn, good chicken house, other outbuildings. A. S. Laßue Rensselaer, Indiana

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

P«fley pays, the highest prices for raw Curs.—PHONE 478. ts The Democrat editor hae been confined to his home for the past couple of days with a severe cold. Bruce Hardy, who haa charge of a large stock farm In Wisconsin, is here visiting his father, Abe Hardy. Yesterday’s local markets: Corn, $1.20 to $1.23; oats, 67c; wheat, $2.11; rye, $1.50. The prices a year ago were: Corn, 90c; oats, 70c; wheat, $2; rye, $1.60. There is no economy in buying cheap flours. By using Occident flour we guarantee more and better bread per sack. Sold and guaranteed >by ROWLES & PARKER. Hanoi Eczema Prescription is a famous old remedy for all forms of Eczema and skin diseases. Hanoi is a guaranteed remedy. Get a 350 large trial bottle at the drug store. —Advt. The annual dinner givep. by the Indiana society of Chicago was held Saturday night at the Congress hotel in that city, and was an elaborate affair. It was presided over by Federal Judge Kennesaw M. Landis. In the banquet hall a street in Ghateau-Thienry was reproduced in detail on the stage and it was here that the victory program was carried out.

Lloyd George Makes First Declaration In Favor of Combination. London, Dec. 10.—Premier Lloyd George broke his long silence with regard to the League of Nations plan. Addressing a large women’s meeting, the prime minister said: , “I favor a league of nations. It may not prevent war, but ft will make it difficult and trip the steps of the god of war." This is the first reference the premier has made to the League of Nations project since the election campaign began. ACT ON ABUSE OF PRISONERS Allied Governments Get Reports of Serious Conditions in Camp in Saxony. Paris, Dec. 6.—lncidents of serious gravity occurred within the last few days in a prison camp in Saxony, where allied prisoners are confined, the Echo de Paris declares. The allied governments, It adds, are reported to have decided to act energetically in that connection. Grain Shipping Permits Dropped. Indianapolis, Dec. 6. —The public service commission was informed by C. E. Spens, chief of the car distribution department of the federal food administration, that the permit system for shipping grain would be cancelled at once on all grain except wheat. The commission was Informed that the permit cancellation order would be effective until January 1, when the matter will be given further consideration.

Mother Dies; Son Is Killed. Hammond, Dec. 6. —Three days before the armistice was signed by the Huns, Corp. W. J. Opperman of Hammond, with the United States engineers, was killed in action in France. A message came from the war department addressed to his mother, Mrs. Emma Opperman, who had- preceded the son in death only a few days. Woman in Auto Killed. Hammond, Dec. 6.—Mrs. Donlca Baslch of East Chicago was killed. Her two small children were severely injured, and Rade Casonovich, the chauffeur, was painfully hurt when a South Shore Interurban struck and demolished the automobile in which they were riding. Has Heavy Sugar Production. Decatur, Dec. 6. —The Decatur branch of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, the only sugar factory in Indiana, so far this year has made 8,500,000 pounds of sugar, which is more than* was made in 1917. The output this year will be more than 12,000,000 pounds. The Gobelin tapestry which France is going to present to the city of Philadelphia will portray troops leaving the city, and will bear the President’s words “Right is more precious than peace,” “We have no selfish end to serve and desire no conquest and no domination.’’ “We shall fight for democracy.’’

FRENCH MINESWEEPERS LOST

Boats Wrecked in Lake Superior „Qale —Flagship Saved. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Dec. 6.—The French government has been officially notified that the Ceriseles and Inkerman, two minesweepers built at .Fort William for the French navy, were lost in a I.ake Superior gale on the night of November 24. Their crews, consisting of 76 officers and men, all members of the French navy, are believed to have perished. A third mine sweeper, the Sebastopol, flagship of the little fleet, and commanded by Capt. M. Leclere of the French navy, arrived safely at a Canadian port.

BRITISH PREMIER FOR LEAGUE

WORLD'S EVENTS IN SHORT FORM

BEST OF THE NEWS BOILED DOWN TO LIMIT. ARRANGED FOR BUSY PEOPLE u Notea Covering Most Important Hap> penlnga of the World Compiled In Briefest anA Most Succinct Farm for Quick Consumption. U.S.—Teutonic War News The behavior of American troops aboard the steamship Tersic when she was torpedoed last September 7, Is commended in a letter from the British admiralty addressed to Admiral Sims. 3 • • • A correspondent with the Americans tn Prussia says the Third army now occupies about 400 square miles of German territory, including scores of towns and villages. The Americans encountered little hostilities from the inhabitants. While hundreds lined the streets in Treves there was absolute silence. • • • A dispatch from the headquarters of the American army of occupation says no demonstrations, either friendly or hostile, marked the entry of Major General Dickman’s finny IntQ Germany. The frontier was crossed early In the day and by nightfall the Americans had moved forward 12 miles, reaching Radgeu OU the left and Saarholzbach on the right. The line extended along the Saar river and through Saarburg and Treves. * • * News reaching London from Amsterdam indicates that the kaiser's abdication decree was published at the request’of the Dutch government. • * * American troops crossed the frontier into Prussia at daylight Sunday, behind the German rear guards. Treves is the most important city thus far occupied. Four American soldiers dispersed a mob of thousands at Esch after it had wrecked 28 shops in revenge for the overcharging of Americans. • * •

European War News The Russian government has refused to admit 1,500,000 Russian soldiers who have been prisoners In Germany and has turned them back at the frontier, according to a Berlin dispatch to the London Express. ♦ * ♦ ' The government has taken all necessary measures to insure the demo bilizatlon of all classes of the territorial reserve before the end of I ebruary, according to the Paris L’Oeurve. • • • Vehement protests against Italy’s claim to the eastern shore of the Adriatic as part of her share of the war spoils were entered at the national congress of Serbians at Chicago. • * * The vanguard of the American party which will be in Paris during the sessions of the peace conference sailed froip New York on the new American steamship Orizaba. The members of the party included more than a hundred newspaper correspondents aud those who will act in a secretarial and clerical capacity to members of the peace mission. The Christiania Aftenposten says the bolshevlki have raided the Norwegian legation at Petrograd and stolen confidential papers belonging to the Norwegian and Swiss governments. • • • Foreign Polish forces have occupied BrestLltovsk, according to reports reaching Paris from Geneva. • * • King Albert of Belgium intends to create a new military order to be known as the Order of Yser, the Echo de Paris says. The first .man to be decorated with the new order will be Marshal Foch. • • • It is announced officially in Berlin that the executive committee for greater Berlin has reached an understanding with the Bavarian executive committee to demand that the resignation of Doctor Sols, foreign secretary, be given and accepted Immediately. • • • Bucharest was burning Sunday, according to reports from Berlin received at Copenhagen. Peasant revolts are said, to have broken out In all parts of Roumanla. The giant British liner Aqultanla reached Halifax with- 4,000 returned Canadian soldiers on board. • * a A British fleet arrived at the port of Libau, in Courland, on the Baltic, says a Wolff bureau dispatch from Berlin. a a a A Vienna dispatch says that on all sides In the former Austrian empire pleas are heard that American troops be sent to keep order. • a a - Germany’s war debt, not counting any indemnities the allies may demand, Is $50,000,000,000, according to a Munich dispatch to the London Daily Mall, quoting the Bavarian minister of finance.

The soldiers’ and worker*’ council of Leipsic has decided that German, general headquarters shall be die* solved and Field Marshal Hindetiborß arrested, according to the Lokal An> zeiger of Berlin. • • • Personal RL Rev. James Bowen Funsten, Aral Protestant Episcopal bishop of IdalMi died suddenly at his home in Boiab ’ Idaho. • • • Edmond Rostand, the poet and playwright, died at Paris. He had been till from grippe. j • • • Washington The question of permanent tion of the army has been deferred fori consideration after the close of th*' peace conference, says Secretary Ba- 1 ker, in his annual report at Washing ton. a a a Increased charges for parlor andl sleeping cars on all railroads under federal control were abolished, effect tlve Immediately by the railroad ad- 4 ministration at Washington. * • • Belgium was given another credit; of $12,000,000 by the treasury at Washington, making her total loans from the United States $210,120,000 and the} total of the allies’ loans $8,196,576,668.1 • • • Cancellations of war contracts sine*; the armistice was signed were estl-i mated by Secretary Baker at Washington to aggregate $2,600,000,000. | • • • It was announced at the executive, offices, said a White House statement, that United States Fuel Administrator Harry Garfield has tendered his resignation to take effect at the pleasure of the president and that the president! has accepted the resignation. • • • Secretary Baker announced ati Washington he had postponed his trip to Europe. He said Edward R. Stettinius, assistant secretary and his personal representative in France,’ would return for Christmas and that they would go together, probably in Janu-> ary, on war department busineaai wholly. All restrictions of sugar for houa*-j hold and restaurant use were removedi by the food administration at Wash-f ington. With the earlier removal off the wheat flour substitute rule, the or-> der relieves the householder of all| compulsion In food conservation. Vol-' pntary conservation of all foodstuffs! continues necessary. Secretary McAdoo says It will require a total of $7,443,415,858.07 toconduct tlie United States government, during the fiscal year of 1920. The total estimates for the fiscal year ot 1919 was $29,879,821,548.74. ** * 1 Domestic The trust-forged shackles of capitalism must be tossed aside and labor must be given fair share of the prosperity of tlie country, for the “gefr-nnd-grab" policy of so-called big business has been shelved forever in th*, world-wide upheaval of autocracy, was t the warning that Charles M. Schwabs delivered at Atlantic Gity, N. J., to th*business men of America.

a • • Congressman-elect Victor L. Berger.< Milwaukee Socialist, was served with' a notice of protest to being seated by Joseph P. Carny, Democrat, on th* ground of ineligibility. Carney was* second in the race. a a a Trench Mortar Battery No. 27, at Camp Bowie, near Forth Worth, made up of drafted men from Kansas, Colorado, Kentucky, lowa and! New York state, was mustered out. a a a John Peres, an Austrian, twenty-af< years old, is being held for the murder of two men in the paraffin departmehti of the Standard Oil company plant atl Whiting, Ind. Peres, with a laxgai knife used for cutting paraffin, beheaded a foreman, David McCloud, and John Winswork, the assistant foreman, and wounded five special polie* men before he was subdued. Pera* resented an order given him by McCloud. • Dr. Edward A. Rumely of New who bought the New York Evening Mall with money said to have beoa, furnished by the German was indicted by a federal grand jwj» at Washington for falling to report! German ownership of the property t* the alien property custodian. ( \ The British steamship Mauretanian-f which returned to the United State* the first large body of American overseas troops, docked at New York Moi* day. The bulk of the returning soldiers are men from the airplane trail* \ ing camps In England, but there «m. also several men from the American} construction and radio units and about 800 civilian passengers aboard. t • • • Steps to obtain a recount of the ballots cast at the senatorial election last month are under contemplation by> Henry Ford and his advisers, it wa* said at Detroit on reliable authority. • j Increase of 10 per cent in piee* work pay for men employed at rivet-i Ing, chipping and caulking, drilling*and reaming, in steel shipyards of the Atlantic coast, Delaware river, Gulf coast and Great Lakes steel shipyards} is given in an award by the shlpbuild-> • Ing labor adjustment board at Wash-j —

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